The Obscure Logic of the Heart

Posted on 24 November 2018 by Priya Basil

A devoted Muslim daughter, a secret relationship, an impossible dilemma Lina Merali has always been the apple of her father s eye When she meets Anil Mayur, a wealthy, cultured and decidedly liberal student of architecture from Kenya s Asian community, the intensity of her feelings for someone so different takes her by surprise She is political and he is not she is of modest background and he is not she is a Muslim and he is notWhile Lina s parents still dream of a suitable boy for their eldest daughter, she engages in an intricate game of deceit to hide her blossoming relationship When Lina s mother chances upon a suitcase of their love letters, a moral chasm threatens to tear the family and the lovers apart.The dilemma becomes ever complex as Lina s work for the UN exposes her to the corruption in Kenya where the Mayur family have close links to the ruling party As the stakes escalate Lina must decide where her loyalties lie Is it the case, as she thinks at one point, that the world, finally, is what lies closest to your heart Or, the novel asks, are there greater considerations, which must trump all other allegiances Bold, lyrical and deeply moving, The Obscure Logic of the Heart interweaves two narratives one intimate, one epic From the streets of Birmingham to the plains of Kenya, and the refugee camps of Sudan, this page turning story examines the tumultuous lives of two people trapped between the dictates of faith, family and love. Best Read The Obscure Logic of the Heart By Priya Basil For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Dilema izme u vjere i ljubavi apsolutno uvjerljivo Ponekad po elim pro itati dobru knjigu u kojoj je tema ljubav, odnos i veza dvoje ljudi, kako se ta veza razvija i kako neke odre ene ivotne odrednice i okolina utje u na sudbinu te veze Upravo je ova knjiga to o emu sam itala Odli na knjiga Ova knjiga e mi ostati jako dugo, dugo, dugo u sje anju jer skoro 99% elemenata mi je bio i sam moj ivot obavijen sli nim ili identi nim iskustvom i ishodom Pisma koja su popratni dio cijele pri e Dilema izme u vjere i ljubavi apsolutno uvjerljivo Ponekad po elim pro itati dobru knjigu u kojoj je tema ljubav, odnos i veza dvoje ljudi, kako se ta veza razvija i kako neke odre ene ivotne odrednice i okolina utje u na sudbinu te veze Upravo je ova knjiga to o emu sam itala Odli na knjiga Ova knjiga e mi ostati ...If your entire cast of characters wants to smack the heroine for being a silly cow and fucking everyone over, why on earth would you think people would want to read about her I read this in one night , in an attempt to reach the point where the afor...Da da, zvu i kao jeftini ljubi ali ima tu puno vi e mesa nego to se na prvu loptu ini.Roman prati dvoje zaljubljenih, Linu i Anila, koji od svoje djetinje ljubavi ne vide iru sliku, a stereotipan ko Romea i Julije ovdje slu i tek kao kostur na koji se naslagalo trulo meso dana njice sa svim aktualnom temama od stava Zapada prema muslimanima, pa da stanja u Africi na koje svi okre emo le a.Glavni likovi kroz cijeli roman vuku svatko svoju stranu pri e i punokrvni su proizvodi okoline u k Da da, zvu i kao jeftini ljubi ali ima tu puno vi e mesa nego to se na prvu loptu ini.Roman prati dvoje zaljubljenih, Linu i Anila, koji od svoje djetinje ljubavi ne vide iru sliku, a stereotipan ko Romea i Julije ovdje slu i tek kao kostur na koji se naslagalo trulo meso dana njice sa svim aktualnom temama od stava Zapada prema muslimanima, pa da stanja u Africi na koje svi okre emo le a.Glavni likovi kroz cijeli roman vuku svatko svoju stranu pri e i punokrvni su proizvodi okoline u kojoj odrastaju Dok je Lina skromna muslimanka, odgojena u tradicionalnom duhu, Anil je pripadnik zlatne mlade i Kenije, ne reli...The title itself says it, obscure logic and love both The description on back jacket was very inviting Kenya, politics, love story of a Muslim and a non muslim, some explosive confrontations with the family But I kind of lost my way and my interest pretty soon.It s taken me over two months to come to terms with Anil and Lina s love story I followed them from London, to Nairobi and Juba and then back up until I couldn t take the uncertainty any The author drew a picture of Nairobi an...This is a love story about Lina and Anil, whose relationship faces many pressures from the outside world Lina comes from a devout Muslim family who would never allow their daughter to be with a man who does not practice the same religion As a result of this, Lina keeps her relationship with Anil a secret from her parents for many years She is forced to lie to them over and over again throughout these years and the guilt tears her apart However, one day Lina s mother finds a large number of l This is a love story about Lina and Anil, whose relationship faces many pressures from the outside world Lina comes from a devout Muslim family who would never allow their daughter to be with a man who does not practice the same reli...They meet at university in London Anil Mayur is the non religious son of a wealthy Sikh family from Kenya his ambition is to be an architect, rather than to take over his father s business empire Lina Merali is the daughter of a devout Muslim family from Birmingham, and interested in humanitarian issues Whatever their differences, these two fall in love they try their best to keep it a secret, but that can t last and life gets onlydifficult as the years go by.What makes Priya Basil They meet at university in London Anil Mayur is the non religious son of a wealthy Sikh family from Kenya his ambition is to be an architect, rather than to take over his father s business empire Lina Merali is the daughter of a devout Muslim family from Birmingham, and interested in humanitarian issues Whatever their differences, these two fall in love they try their best to keep it a secret, but that can t last and life gets onlydifficult as the years go by.What makes Priya Basil s second novel so interesting is the complexity of the scenario it presents One can imagine this kind of story being treated rather simplistically as, for example, a tale of the heroic lovers striving to o...I actually bought this book because of the great reviews it received, but ultimately I was really disappointed.There are several reasons for that 1 Lina and Anil are sadly undeveloped Lina female protagonist young, Indian, muslim woman living in the UK is of course beautiful, everybody falls in love with her, while she lands a great job at the UN I didn t find her believable or interesting Anil male protagonist young, Indian, sikh, living in London after having spent his childhood I actually bought this book because of the great reviews it received, but ultimately I was really disappointed.There are several reasons for that 1 Lina and Anil are sadly undeveloped Lina female protagonist young, Indian, muslim woman living in the UK is of course beautiful, everybody falls in love with her, while she lands a great job at the UN I didn t find her believable or interesting Anil male protagonist young, Indian, sikh, living in London after having spent his childhood in Nairobi with his affluent parents is painted with better strokes and comes across asreal to life Lina s parents certainly do not approve of their daughter being with a non muslim, and so the couple conducts their affair cl...Anil and Lina meet at University in London He feels an immediate and strong attraction to her, and enlists his friends to help him meet her His family lives in Kenya and is Sikh, and her family lives in Birmingham and are Muslim He has enjoyed a life of having it all, wanting for nothing His wealthy parents home in Kenya is referred to as a palace Lina s family home is muchmodest As their relationship develops, Anil introduces Lina to his world, to the art he admires, and she learns Anil and Lina meet at University in London He feels an immediate and strong attraction to her, and enlists his friends to help him meet her His family lives in Kenya and is Sikh, and her family lives in Birmingham and are Muslim He has enjoyed a life of having it all, wanting for nothing His wealthy parents home in Kenya is referred to as a palace Lina s family home is muchmodest As their relationship develops, Anil introduces Lina to his world, to the art he admires, and she learns from him He is unhappy whenever he is not with her and tries to drive the relationship forward Lina feels she has to keep the relationship hidden from her parents, and becomes embroiled in lying to them in order to continue to see Anil We follow Anil and Lina as life moves on for them after University, with Anil embarking on his career as an architect in Kenya, and Lina persuing her work with the UN in Sudan At the heart...A good book to read while relaxing with a cup of coffee Priya Basil wrote this in such a way as to allow the reader to gain an insight into religious beliefs.

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24 November 2018

Priya Basil